Episodes

Friday Aug 03, 2018
Sweetener Negotiations: Craig Uses the Word “Cattywampus”!
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Friday Aug 03, 2018
- Progress on sugar negotiations for 2019
- Is Tier-II sugar an option?
- On your mark, get set, go on corn sweeteners!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist

Friday Jul 27, 2018
We’re Swimming in It! Edible Oils & Sugar Recap
Friday Jul 27, 2018
Friday Jul 27, 2018
- Edible oils
- Oil production to grow in 2018/19
- Coverage: Get it while the gettin’ is good!
- Beet sugar
- Beet crop is looking healthy
- Sugar contracting may pick up soon
Host: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services

Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Nicole Live from the BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology!
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
- Meat protein replacers?
- Using biotechnology to enhance crop production
- Efforts continue to replace petroleum-based products
Host: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services

Friday Jul 13, 2018
The Word of the Week: Volatility
Friday Jul 13, 2018
Friday Jul 13, 2018
- WASDE recap
- Domestic sugar balance sheet
- Will the sugar stocks-to-use ratio see 17 percent this year?
- Are the projected corn exports inflated?
- Ingredion closure of Stockton
- Will it be business as usual?
Host: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist

Friday Jul 06, 2018
A Tough Nut to Crack: Forecasting Weather & Trade
Friday Jul 06, 2018
Friday Jul 06, 2018
- Weather turns dry in Midwest as corn pollination begins
- Will tariffs turn the corn and soybean balance sheets bearish?
Host: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services

Friday Jun 29, 2018
The Skinny on the Acreage & Quarterly Stocks Reports
Friday Jun 29, 2018
Friday Jun 29, 2018
- Corn and soybean acreage above the March estimates
- Louisiana sugarcane harvest area down significantly
- Plus, a cocktail recipe for the Fourth of July!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs – Sweeteners Specialist

Friday Jun 22, 2018
Rain Makes Grain, Baby
Friday Jun 22, 2018
Friday Jun 22, 2018
- Acreage increase + good weather = large grain crops
- Acreage: Up, up, and away!
- Weather: Rain makes grain
Host: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services

Friday Jun 15, 2018
Let’s Talk about Trade! (& a lil’ WASDE)
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
- WASDE report a sleeper this month
- Market waiting for better gauge of acreage
- June 29 acreage report: Fireworks?
- NAFTA and agricultural trade dynamics
- Corn and wheat
- Soy complex
- Meat products
- And more!
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Kevin Combs, Vice President – Sweeteners Specialist
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services

Monday Jun 04, 2018
Live from the Sosland Purchasing Seminar in Kansas City
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
- Themes from the seminar
- Changing market sentiment?
- Bullish expectations for commodities
- Sugar
- Under attack
- Projected growth
- Chasing demand
- Corn sweeteners
- Corn prices on the rise?
- Demand issues on grind
- Forecast for extended negotiations
Host: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services
Expert: Craig Ruffolo, Vice President – Commodity Specialist

Thursday May 31, 2018
Technically Speaking: A Look at Technical Market Indicators
Thursday May 31, 2018
Thursday May 31, 2018
- A review of the Relative Strength Index and Fibonacci Retracement
- What are the technicals saying about July corn, soybean oil, and #11 sugar futures?
Host: Michael Caughlan, President & CEO
Expert: Nicole Thomas, Vice President – Information Services